Gérard Poirier
Known For
Acting
Born
1930-02-04 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died
2021-12-19
Biography
Gérard Poirier (February 4, 1930 – December 19, 2021) was a Canadian actor and director. Poirier began acting in the theatre at the age of 12. He graduated from the Collège André-Grasset in 1952 and subsequently became a teacher at the Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal, the Collège Lionel-Groulx, and the Collège Antoine-Girouard. His early acting career was in the theatre, particularly at the Théâtre du Rideau Vert and the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde. His archives are kept in the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec.
Most Known For
Le temps d'une paix
as Me Cyprien Fournier
Henry
as Henry
Les Intrépides
as Jean-Jacques Le Tacq
Viens voir les comédiens
as Self
Le Bleu du ciel
as Mgr Mauril Jalbert
Le parc des braves
as Tancrède Rousseau
Matusalem
as Pirate de Monbars
Stay with Me
Wedding Night
as Jules
The Plouffe Family
as Curé Folbêche
Pendant ce temps...
Le soleil des autres
Les beaux dimanches
as Paul
Panique
as Prime Minister Chevrier
A Few Acres of Snow
Huguette Oligny, le goût de vivre
as Self
Hold on to Daddy's Ears
as Michel Massé
La ligne de chaleur
as Eugène Filion
A Question of Loving
as M. Bonin
Des souris et des hommes
as Slim